TimbukTOO Team Room

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all arms a-flexin'!
A fine 8 of the 26 members who have already rowed (31%) accumulated 113,340 meters Saturday! Still in 12th Place!

Milestones: Paul E reached 35K, while Tom W hit 15K!
Approaching Milestones: Dennis approaching 900K (-39,403m), David speeding towards 800K (-18,839m), Rivka daily approaching 700K (-31,736m), Matthew (-3,227m) & Joseph (-14,053m) near 350K , Chris working on 250K (-16,000m), Cindy ready to wreck 100K (-7,759m), Paul (-5,669m) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, Glenn (-1,833m) near 35K, Tom near 25K (-3,632)!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 6/18 through Fri 6/24):
Dennis H & Rivka L - 6
Matthew R - 5
Adam M, David W & Mike E – 4

Posted Meters:
David W - 43,485 Stunning!
Paul E - 32,331 Thanks for posting!
Tom W - 10,659 More thigh, less thyroid...
Gary G - 10,060 3 nice rows in 3 days!

Matthew R - 7,500 Terrific!
Jamie B - 5,105 Welcome back from your trip!
Rivka L - 2,200 We're ready for a long one...
Yolanda W - 2,000 Keep on truckin'!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, and Sarah has returned! Welcome back, Sarah!
A terrific 10 of the 27 members who have already rowed (41%) accumulated 374,982 meters Sunday which, with Sarah's 755,776, added 1,130,758 total meters! That lifted us for now to 10th Place!
Milestones: Sarah H hit 750K, Bryan S catapulted to 350K, Matthew R reached 350K, while Mike E hit 75K!
Approaching Milestones: Dennis approaching 900K (-39,403m), David speeding towards 800K (-18,839m), Rivka daily approaching 700K (-14,736m), Joseph (-14,053m) near 350K, Chris working on 250K (-16,000m), Cindy ready to wreck 100K (-7,759m), Paul (-4,244m) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, Glenn (-1,833m) near 35K, Tom near 25K (-3,632)!

Posted Meters:
Sarah H - 755,776 Welcome back! Please stay...
Bryan S - 260,000 Lots of meters since May 18th!
John S - 22,555 No foot race today, I guess...
Mike E - 18,754 Whoa!

Yisroel H - 18,372 Season's best in 500m & 1K!
Rivka L - 17,000 Nice long one!
Adam M - 12,000 Sweet!
Fred B - 10,926 Nice distance!

Matthew R - 7,500 Steady work!
Gary G - 6,450 Four in a row...
Paul E - 1,425 Great!

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all oars poised!
A reasonable 8 of the 27 members who have already rowed (30%) accumulated 127,688 meters Monday! Hanging on nicely to 10th Place!
Milestones: David W reached 800K, Rivka L made it to 700K, Cindy R conquered 100K, while Jamie B hit 15K!
Approaching Milestones: Dennis approaching 900K (-24,403m), Sarah sneaking up on 800K (-27,524m), Yisroel halved the distance to 500K (-11,888m), Joseph (-14,053m) near 350K , Chris working on 250K (-16,000m), Paul (-4,244m) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, Glenn (-1,833m) near 35K, with Tom (-3,632m) & Jamie (-9,320m) soon to reach 25K !

Posted Meters:
Cindy R - 27,957 Good meters since June 10th!
David W - 26,756 Wow!
Sarah H - 16,700 Good first TimbukTOO row!
Rivka L - 16,600 Competition bringing out the best in you?

Yisroel H - 15,400 Great 12K (44:02.5)!
Dennis H - 15,000 Your joints thank you for the few days of rest!
Adam M - 5,250 Nice consistency!
Jamie B - 4,025 Time to climb the charts...

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all foot-stretchers filled!
A great 10 of the 27 members who have already rowed (37%) accumulated 155,212 meters Tuesday! Hanging on nicely to 10th Place!
Milestones: Sarah H reached 800K, while Yisroel H hit 500K!
Approaching Milestones: Dennis closer to 900K (-9,403m), John is approaching 600K (-35,489m), Joseph (-14,053m) near 350K, Chris (-16,000m) & Adam (-20,036m) working on 250K, Lisa one row from 75K (-2,781m), Paul (-4,244m), Daiva (-7,000) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, Glenn (-1,833m) near 35K, with Tom (-3,632m) & Jamie (-4,834m) soon to reach 25K!

Posted Meters:
Rivka L - 30,500 Sarah's arrival brings out the best in you...
Sarah H - 30,000 Very impressive!
Yisroel H - 24,617 Nice!
John S - 21,097 HM!
Dennis H - 15,000 Hard for David to catch up...

Lisa H - 11,012 Great meters!
Matthew R - 7,500 Steady!
Adam M - 6,000 Fourth row in 5 days!
Daiva S – 5,000 Third 5K of the week!
Jamie B - 4,486 Making up for lost time!

[Izzzmeister]

Women overboard! Anyone want to offer an educated guess as to whom?
A nice 8 of the 25 members who have already rowed (32%) accumulated 105,865 meters Wednesday! Due to some hot rowing this week, we only fell to 12th Place!
Milestones: Lisa H damsel-flywheeled to 75K, Jamie B utilirowed to 25K, and Rivka stayed 13 days before moving on!
Approaching Milestones: Dennis a whisker from 900K (-1,968m), John is approaching 600K (-35,489m), Joseph (-14,053m) near 350K, Chris (-16,000m), Adam (-20,036m) & Fred (-23,150m) working on 250K, Cindy working steadily towards 150K (-18,564m), Mike E is approaching 100K (-6,345m), Paul (-4,244m), Daiva (-7,000) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, with Tom (-3,632m) soon to reach 25K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 46,149 Hit 3 million yet?
Cindy R - 11,238 Nice!
Mike E - 10,159 Overcoming injury to row...
Lisa H - 8,531 Happy trails!

Fred B - 8,217 Go Bro!
Matthew R - 7,500 Why do I have this feeling of deja vu?
Dennis H - 7,435 Don't look back...
Jamie B - 6,636 Passed 3 people in 3 days!

Some people can raise dilettantism to an art form...

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all riggers locked and loaded!
An anemic 5 of the 25 members who have already rowed (20%) accumulated 73,912 meters Thursday! Thanks to 2 women joining OA team, we've fallen to 13th Place!

Milestones: Dennis H first to reach 900K, and Mike E hit 100K!
Approaching Milestones: David speeding towards 900K (-13,678m), John nearer 600K (-28,967m), Joseph (-14,053m) near 350K, Chris (-16,000m), Adam (-20,036m), Gary (-20,453m) & Fred (-23,150m) working on 250K, Cindy working steadily towards 150K (-18,564m), Paul (-4,244m), Daiva (-7,000m) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, with Tom (-3,632m) soon to reach 25K!

Posted Meters:
David W - 32,256 Sneaking noisily up to 1st place!
Dennis H - 15,000 Amazing totals!
Mike E - 10,262 Not to be denied!
Gary G - 9,872 Rolled his sleeves back up!
John S - 6,522 Ready for some serious weekend running!

[dr. espo]

just curious about what our group shoots for in terms of time for a 5K row. As a 54 year old I have only broken the 20 minute barrier once in my rowing experience...my average times are around 22 minutes, sometimes I am 21:30 sometimes not...

Right now I'm shooting for a sub 21 minute time again but don't want to overdo it, just thought I'd get your thoughts.

Enjoy the 4th of July holiday weekend everyone

Mike

[damselfly]

Hey Doc Mike,

I have no idea. Izz will probably answer you... I am a lame-o rower in that I don't care about times!!

[damselfly]

Sorry to capture meters late tonight, but time got away from me! You know what Groucho said... Time flies like and arrow... Fruit flies like a banana... (I think it was Groucho!)

A commendable first day of July and of a long holiday weekend, with 10 of 25 members (40%) logging 129,950 total meters.

Milestones achieved: David W hit 900K!! Holy mackerel!! Way to go, man!

Lots of things on the horizon: Matthew is coming up on 400K (-15,727m), Gary is close to250K (-7,632m), Chris is screaming down the slope at 250K (-11,000m), Adam and Fred are also coming up on 250K (-14,578m), and Cindy is approaching 150K (-12,686m)

Posted Meters:
David W - 27,011 Unstoppable!
Yisroel H - 19,823 Good meters, Cap'n!
Dennis H - 15,000 Steady on...
Matthew R - 15,000
Mike E - 14,845 Yow, killer row, doc!
Gary G - 12,821 Big one...
Fred B - 8,572
Adam M - 6,000
Cindy R - 5,878 Row, row, row your goat....
Chris H - 5,000 Back from a haitus...

Have a great 4th, y'all!!

[garygOP]

Dr Espo:
I share your tendency to row within a range of times- and between 21 and 22 minutes for 5K fits me a lot of the time- even though I can go faster.
I am turning 64 later this year- and it is really a stretch for me to push myself each and every workout.
But I have found that on those occasions when i want to push myself- and when I can push through the pain, I can go a really long time at about a 32 spm pace at a PB pace, for just about as long as I choose to stay in that zone- but it really hurts- and takes a lot of focus- so I try to avoid it.
Problems are that I still work, and I cant be too tired too often at work, and I also swim, and do other cardio work- it all takes energy- it also takes sufficient sleep and a good diet- and my job includes travel, so I miss a few rowing sessions just about every week.
I have always tried to use that metaphor about the wheel with even spokes rolling better that a wheel with uneven spokes- so I try to rationalize and keep my spokes- the exercises, the job, my family, my spiritual and intellectual pursuits, my interests in life, as even as I can.
But I really enjoy the rowing- it is my favorite exercise.
As the oracle says: It furthers one to have some place to go.
Gary

[Izzzmeister]

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[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all fireworks lined up!
A lovely 9 of the 25 members who have already rowed (36%) accumulated 90,602 meters Saturday! Nicely in 13th Place!

Milestones: Gary G hit 250K!
Approaching Milestones: John nearer 600K (-28,967m), Matthew daily nearing 400K (-8,227m), Joseph (-2,942m) on the cusp of 350K, Chris (-6,000m), Fred (-6,271m) & Adam (-14,036m) working on 250K, Cindy steadily gains on 150K (-12,686m), Paul (-4,244m), Daiva (-2,000m) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, Jamie steadily approaching 35K (-5,198) with Tom (-3,632m) soon to reach 25K!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 6/25 through Fri 7/1):
David W, Dennis H & Matthew R - 5
Adam M, Gary G, Jamie B, Mike E, Rivka L & Yisroel H – 4

Posted Meters:
David W - 26,093 Massive meters!
Dennis H - 13,514 Great, but with DW breathing down your back…
Joseph W - 11,111 All rested from his HM, it’s onesies time!
Gary G - 11,077
Fred B - 8,307

Matthew R - 7,500
Chris H - 5,000 A 5K a day, keeps the doctor away…
Daiva S - 5,000
Jamie B - 3,000

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, all fuses being lit!
A weak 2 of the 25 members who have already rowed (8%) accumulated 25,642 meters Sunday! Now in 12th Place!

Posted Meters:
Gary G – 13,390
Joseph W – 12,552

Kudos to David W, who quietly had reached 3 million lifetime meters, and who has added speedwork to his long meters!

[dr. espo]

Dr Espo:
I share your tendency to row within a range of times- and between 21 and 22 minutes for 5K fits me a lot of the time- even though I can go faster.
I am turning 64 later this year- and it is really a stretch for me to push myself each and every workout.
But I have found that on those occasions when i want to push myself- and when I can push through the pain, I can go a really long time at about a 32 spm pace at a PB pace, for just about as long as I choose to stay in that zone- but it really hurts- and takes a lot of focus- so I try to avoid it.
Problems are that I still work, and I cant be too tired too often at work, and I also swim, and do other cardio work- it all takes energy- it also takes sufficient sleep and a good diet- and my job includes travel, so I miss a few rowing sessions just about every week.
I have always tried to use that metaphor about the wheel with even spokes rolling better that a wheel with uneven spokes- so I try to rationalize and keep my spokes- the exercises, the job, my family, my spiritual and intellectual pursuits, my interests in life, as even as I can.
But I really enjoy the rowing- it is my favorite exercise.
As the oracle says: It furthers one to have some place to go.
Gary

Thanks a lot for your input Gary...I must say you are extremely active, good for you! I think I'll shoot for an average of 21.5 minutes and go from there. I find i have to row at least 4 times a week or I get lax, so 4 times a week it is!

Best regards,
Mike

[Izzzmeister]

All hands on board, visible in the rockets' red glare!
A good-for-a-legal-holiday 8 of the 25 members who have already rowed (32%) accumulated 85,764 meters Monday! Hit 6 million meters, and still in 12th Place!

Milestones: Joseph W hit 350K!
Approaching Milestones: John nearer 600K (-28,967m), Matthew a hair from 400K (-727m), Gary is approaching 300K (-18,967m), Chris (-1,000m), Fred (-2,057m) & Adam (-5,036m) very close to 250K, Cindy steadily gains on 150K (-12,686m), Paul (-4,244m), Daiva (-2,000m) & Yolanda (-9,033m) nearing 50K, Jamie steadily approaching 35K (-5,198) with Tom (-3,632m) soon to reach 25K!

Posted Meters:
Yisroel H - 20,744 Nice rows...
David W - 15,000 First to the million mark?
Gary G - 14,198 Long row!
Mike E - 10,108 Moving up the ranks...

Adam M - 9,000 Nice!
Matthew R - 7,500 Glad you kept up during the weekend!
Chris H - 5,000 Another 5K!
Fred B - 4,214 Oh, the humanity of it all!